origami

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒ.ɹɪˈɡɑː.mɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.ɹəˈɡɑ.mi/, [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi] Rhymes: -ɑːmi === Noun === origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis) (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding. (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper. (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products. (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material. (uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures, using folds and creases akin to those in the art of origami. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === origami (third-person singular simple present origamis, present participle origamiing, simple past and past participle origamied) (transitive) To construct by means of decorative paper folding. == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoriɡɑmi/, [ˈo̞riˌɡɑ̝mi] Rhymes: -ɑmi Syllabification(key): o‧ri‧ga‧mi Hyphenation(key): ori‧ga‧mi === Noun === origami origami (Japanese art of paper folding) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “origami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/ Rhymes: -i === Noun === origami m (plural origamis) (uncountable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper) ==== Derived terms ==== == Icelandic == === Alternative forms === órigamí === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːrɪkamɪ/ === Noun === origami n (indeclinable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding) Synonym: pappírsbrot (n) ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.ri.ɡa.mi/ Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ga‧mi === Noun === origami (uncountable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.riˈɡa.mi/, (rare, less-preferred) /oˈri.ɡa.mi/ Rhymes: -ami, (rare, less-preferred) -iɡami Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gà‧mi, (rare, less-preferred) o‧rì‧ga‧mi === Noun === origami m (invariable) (uncountable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper) ==== Derived terms ==== origamista === Anagrams === giriamo == Japanese == === Romanization === origami Rōmaji transcription of おりがみ == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.riˈɡa.mi/ Rhymes: -ami Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi === Noun === origami n (indeclinable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) === Further reading === origami in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === === Noun === origami m (countable and uncountable, plural origamis) unadapted form of origâmi === Further reading === “origami”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (origami), from 折り (ori) + 紙 (kami). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾiˈɡami/ [o.ɾiˈɣ̞a.mi] Rhymes: -ami Syllabification: o‧ri‧ga‧mi === Noun === origami m (plural origamis) (uncountable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) Synonym: papiroflexia Coordinate term: pajarita (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper) === Further reading === “origami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Welsh == === Etymology === From English origami, from Japanese 折り紙. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɔrɪˈɡaːmi/, /ˌɔrɪˈɡami/ === Noun === origami m (uncountable) origami (Japanese art of paper folding) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “origami”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies